Elizabeth Curtis Wright papers, 1919-1973.

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Elizabeth Curtis Wright papers, 1919-1973.

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Collection comprises personal memoirs, biographical information, literary manuscripts, correspondence, and a map relating to American Presbyterian missionary Elizabeth Curtis Wright and her work as a teacher in China, Korea, and the United States, from 1919 to 1973. Collection includes Wright's memoirs, published in 1973. Manuscripts include drafts of a work titled History of the missionary church in China, one of which is written on the backs of memorials to foreign missionary women and newsletters recounting church activities. Other manuscripts include Notes on Sara Perkins, a work on the imprisonment of Sara Perkins by the communist government of China, as well as a short story titled Chang su Hsien's winter vacation. The map is a commentary on welfare in Beijing titled Welfare map of Peiping.

.5 linear ft. (2 containers)

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Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...

Elizabeth Curtis Wright papers, 1919-1973

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Perkins, Sara Emily, 1892-

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Wright, Elizabeth Curtis, 1887-1974.

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American Elizabeth Curtis Wright was a Presbyterian missionary in China, primarily Tianjin, Anhui Province, and Beijing, from the early 1920s through the 1950s. From 1941 to 1943, Wright was interned by the Japanese as a prisoner of war in Wei Xian, Shandong Sheng, China. She retired from missionary work in the early 1950s. From the description of Elizabeth Curtis Wright papers [microform], 1919-1973. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 229668321 ...